Systems Engineer, Space

Anduril
California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Skills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving"]

Systems Engineer for space missions responsible for developing technical strategy with leadership, guiding multi-disciplinary teams through the full lifecycle from proposals to flight unit delivery, and integrating hardware and software solutions for on-orbit operations. Works with external vendors and strategic partners, balancing performance, schedule, and cost while delivering space-ground systems and C2 products.

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Anduril
Anduril
11 months ago

Systems Engineer, Space

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Job Summary

Systems Engineer for space missions responsible for developing technical strategy with leadership, guiding multi-disciplinary teams through the full lifecycle from proposals to flight unit delivery, and integrating hardware and software solutions for on-orbit operations. Works with external vendors and strategic partners, balancing performance, schedule, and cost while delivering space-ground systems and C2 products.
Location: California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide technical oversight to a multi-disciplinary team through all phases of program execution up to delivery and operation of capabilities on-orbit
  • •Contribute technical inputs to proposals including engineering execution plans
  • •Lead complex, integrated systems for on-orbit operations and demonstrations with external vendors and strategic partnerships
  • •Balance development of new capabilities with incorporation of existing Anduril capabilities, communicating status to customers
  • •Perform mission and system-level trade studies and analyses to balance risk, cost, and performance

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health Insurance401kPensionEquityLife InsuranceDisability Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •Experience in architecting, developing, and delivering defense/IC satellite and space hardware and software systems
  • •Understanding of the recent/current technical state of key USSF and IC space systems and mission areas
  • •Demonstrated ability to decompose complex systems with competing objectives (e.g., performance, schedule, openness, cybersecurity, MLS) into executable requirements and execution then delivering on those to meet government expectations
  • •Experience with spacecraft standards for qualification testing and acceptance testing to include the use of GEVS, SMC-S-016 (MIL- STD-1540), etc
  • •Experience with US government space mission areas and associated CONOPS for successfully executing missions to enable space for the warfighter
Experience:SpacecraftDefense
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Lattice OSSpacecraft subsystemsBusPayloadsCI/CDSpace ground infrastructureDesign reviews

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Active U.S. security clearance

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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